Global Patent Index - EP 0377296 A3

EP 0377296 A3 19910911 - PROGRAMMABLE OPTION SELECTION AND PAGED MEMORY CACHE COHERENCY CONTROL

Title (en)

PROGRAMMABLE OPTION SELECTION AND PAGED MEMORY CACHE COHERENCY CONTROL

Publication

EP 0377296 A3 19910911 (EN)

Application

EP 89313158 A 19891215

Priority

US 29322189 A 19890104

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0377296A2] A cache flush request circuit for a computer system which flushes (72) the cache controller when a circuit board is being configured (62,64,66, 68) or is responding (68,70) to an input/output write operation (50) is described. The flush operation can be disabled (56,58) for each circuit board location. A cache flush operation can also be directly requested (72,74,76,78,80).

IPC 1-7

G06F 12/08

IPC 8 full level

G06F 12/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 12/0835 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] MICROPROCESSORS & MICROSYSTEMS, vol. 12, no. 3, April 1988, pages 147-152; G. LAWS: "Multiprocessing on the Nubus using cache inhibited pages"
  • [A] COMPUTER DESIGN, vol. 26, no. 14, August 1987, pages 89-94; W. VAN LOO: "Maximize performance by choosing best memory"

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0377296 A2 19900711; EP 0377296 A3 19910911; EP 0377296 B1 19960228; CA 2005698 A1 19900704; DE 68925807 D1 19960404; DE 68925807 T2 19960905; US 5095428 A 19920310

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89313158 A 19891215; CA 2005698 A 19891215; DE 68925807 T 19891215; US 29322189 A 19890104